Conveyer for barges and similar vessels



V Ni AND N. AQFAY.

CONVEY ERFOR BRRGES AND SIMILAR VESSELS.

APPLICATION FILE D JULY-29, I920.

Patented Dec. 5, 1922.

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unites sr i T E S NAHUM FAY AND NORVIN A. FAY, OF'RIO VISTA, CALIFORNIA.

CONVEYER FOR BARGES AND SIMILAR VESSELS.

Application filed July 29, 1920. Serial No. 399,815.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, NAHUM FAY and NonvIN A. FAY, citizens of the United States, residing at Rio Vista, in the county of Solano, State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements invConveyers for Barges and Similar Vessels; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this application.

This invention relates to improvements in means for loading or unloading barges and the like in a quick and eflicient manner and with the expenditure of a minimum of physical effort in so doing.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a conveyer carried by the vessel, which may be turned to one side thereof at any angle, so that one end may rest on a wharf, levee or other landing place, and by means of which the freight may be conveyed from one to the other without the necessity of the vessel being tied up directly against the landing place, since this. sometimes cannot be done on account of shallow water.

Another object is to so support the conveyer that either end may be positioned higher than the other, depending on the relative heights of the landing and the deck of the vessel.

A third object is to provide the conveyer with a power plant to operate the conveying belt or chain which will be mounted on said conveyer independently of the vessel which supports it, and hence will function regardless of the setting of the conveyer relative to the vessel.

A further object of the invention is to produce a simple and inexpensive device, and yet one which will be exceedingly effective for the purposes for which it is designed.

These objects we accomplish by means of such structure and'relative arrangement of parts as will fully appear by a perusal of the following specification and claims.

In the drawings similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several views.

Fig. 1 represents an end elevation of a barge showing the conveyer positioned to transport freight from an adjacent landing place to the barge.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the barge,

carrying any suitable form of endless con veying belt 4 preferably provided with transverse slats 5 or other members to prevent slippage of the freight placed thereon, said belt being driven by a small gas engine 6 mounted on one side of the platform.

The platform 3 is connected to the mast by means of a ring 7 encircling the same, so that the conveyer may move about the mast as an axis, while allowing of vertical move-- ment of the conveyer thereon. The ring is pivotally mounted to one side of the conveyer on a horizontal axis, so that the latter may have turning movement in a vertical plane about said ring.

Thus the conveyer may be raised or lowered as a whole, or with a vertical tilt, or may be swung from side to side of the vessel.

The conveyer is supported by means of branched cables 8 at each end, to which are connected separate block and tackle members 9, which are connected to the mast 2, and have cables 10 leading to hand or power winches 11 suitably mounted on the deck of the vessel.

The outer end of the conveyer may be provided on each side with ropes 13, so that the conveyer may be swung over the side of the vessel by the deckhands.

In operation, the conveyer is suitably manipulated so that the outer end will rest on the levee or bank 14, thus taking the strain off the cables 9 and ropes 13.

The inner end of the conveyer is then positioned a suitable distance from the deck of the vessel so that the sacks or other freight conveyed thereby will be in position to be easily handled by the crew.

When the loading or unloading is completed, the conveyer is swung in'board and raised to a height suflicient to clear the freight carried by the vessel, as shown in Fig. 2.

From the foregoing description it will be readily seen that we have produced such a not form a departure from the spirit of the invention, as defined by the appended claims. 7

Having thus described our invention what we claim as new and useful, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A conveyor {or barges including a vertical post mounted on the vessel, a conveyer positioned to one side of the post and pivotally connected thereto for horizontal swivel movement thereabout and to project over the side of the vessel and means between the post and conveyer whereby the level of either end of the conveyer may be. altered at will.

2. A conveyer for barges including a vertical post mounted thereon and a conveyer positioned to one side of the post and con nected thereto for vertical movement, and for horizontal swinging movement about said post as an axis; and being also adapted to assume a vertical angle with. respect to the post.

3. A conveyer for barges including a vertical post mounted thereon, and a conveyer positioned to one side of the post and connected thereto for vertical movement; for horizontal swinging movement about said post as an axis; and being also adapted to assume a vertical angle with respect to the post and means between the post and conveyer whereby the latter is suspended and supported and the level of either end altered at will.

4. A conveyer for barges comprising an endless conveyer structure carried by the vessel andmounted to a mast thereof for vertical movement thereon and adapted to be set at a' vertical angle relative thereto, and cables fixed to the ends of the conveyer'and arranged to support the same and to be independently manipulated to raise and lower the ends of the conveyer independently and at will.

5. A eonveyer for-barges comprising a conveyer structure carried by the vessel, a ring pivotally mounted on one side of the conveyer on a horizontal plane and slida'bly and turnably mounted on a. mast of the vessel, cablesfixed to the ends of the conveyer and to the mast, and independent means for each cable. to manipulate the same for the purpose of raising and lowering the ends of the conveyer independently and at will.

6. A conveyer for barges comprising a conveyer structure carried by the vessel and mounted to a mast thereof for vertical movement thereon.

7. A conveyer for barges comprising a conveyer structure carried by the vessel and mounted to a mast thereof for vertical movement thereon and adapted to be set at a vertures.

NAHUM FAY. NORVIN A. FAY. 

